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Patent No.:

US 12676222 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2023

Tracking use of medical device

Applicant:

Aptargroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);

Inventors:

Melissa P. Manice, Larchmont, NY (US);

Charles D. Manice, Larchmont, NY (US);

Daniel W. Weinstein, New York, NY (US);

Assignee:

AptarGroup, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);

Attorney:

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Sheetal R Paulson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 20/13 (2018.01); A61B 5/087 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 20/13 (2018.01); A61M 15/008 (2014.02); A61M 15/0083 (2014.02); G09B 19/00 (2013.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.02); A61B 5/087 (2013.01); A61M 15/0051 (2014.02); A61M 15/009 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3561 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3569 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01); A61M 2205/60 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8212 (2013.01); A61M 2230/40 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01);
Abstract

Tracking the use of an inhaler having a body in which a canister of respiratory medication is mounted. The body also having a mouthpiece through which medication is inhaled. Mounting a flexible shell over the body of the inhaler, sensing activation of the canister with an inhaler use sensor, storing inhaler use data in a memory embedded in the shell, and wirelessly transmitting stored inhaler use data by a communications component embedded in the shell. The flexible shell is mounted to the inhaler body so that the shell may be removed from the inhaler body and attached to a different inhaler body thereby allowing multiple use of the flexible shell.

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